Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10469682 | Journal of Psychosomatic Research | 2010 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Hostile individuals with advanced cardiovascular disease may be particularly susceptible to stress-induced increases in sympathetic activity and inflammation. These mechanisms may contribute to an elevated risk of emotionally triggered cardiac events in such patients.
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Authors
Lena Brydon, Philip C. Strike, Mimi R. Bhattacharyya, Daisy L. Whitehead, Jean McEwan, Ian Zachary, Andrew Steptoe,